Chapter 175: Dip Willows and Offer Advice

Empress Dowager Yuan was not surprised by Chunjia's arrival, and after calling people to sit down, she even served him a cup of walnut dew: "The emperor has been working hard recently, and Ai's family asked the imperial physician, saying that this walnut dew nourishes Qi and soothes the nerves. It's very appropriate."

"Mother, I'm thinking about it." Chunjia thanked her, took up a half bowl of walnut dew, and then said in a deep thought, "Mother, the child just came from Concubine Xian, and I heard Concubine Xuan say..."

"The Ai family urged Concubine Xuan to plot against the concubine Xian?" The Empress Dowager Yuan said it calmly, "This matter is indeed the intention of the Ai family."

She confessed so readily, Chunjia felt a little uncomfortable going on for a while.

Still considering her words, the queen mother continued, "Actually, the Ai family not only ordered Concubine Xuan, but Concubine Rui's Ai family also hinted at it. It's just that Ouyang was more cautious after all, and he agreed but didn't get involved. Concubine Xuan is also a leader at both ends. , but did it, but didn't follow Aijia's order, and yelled out on the spot to arrest them."

"At first, I thought that in this way, not only could Concubine Xian be eliminated, but Concubine Xuan could also be ruled out for the crime of not knowing the overall situation, and the Luo family would be excluded from successors."

"As a result, Concubine Xuan was afraid of Concubine Xian, and worried that it would be difficult to deal with the disturbance on the spot, but she hoped that Zhan Liu would come back and report to Ai's family, and Ai's family would come forward to clean up Concubine Xian. Well, you said you were at Concubine Xian's place just now, and Concubine Xuan was also there What? She is so useless that Concubine Xian noticed it in advance?"

Chunjia said in a complicated mood: "Why does the queen mother treat the concubine Xian like this?"

Empress Dowager Yuan looked at him, sighed deeply for a while, and said, "Look, at this time, you didn't ask what happened to Concubine Xian and Qi Jiulu, but asked why the Ai family wanted to get rid of Concubine Xian...you How can the Ai family not be worried? If you are still a vassal in Fuyang County, and you have a woman you like, loving and harmonious, why would the Ai family be willing to be a wicked mother-in-law?"

"But you are the Son of Heaven!"

"The way of heaven is selfless, and the herdsmen of the emperor should not abolish the public because of private interests!"

"Tell me yourself, how many times have you made an exception for Xiao Yun's?"

"The lesson of His Majesty the Emperor Shenzong is right in front of you, and the soil on Ji's grave hasn't been dried yet?"

"That's still Shenzong's empress—the Ji family helped Shenzong seize the throne, and made great contributions! Just because Shenzong trusted them too much, there was a disaster of Xiaozong's monopoly power in the first dynasty, so that Xiaozong died in depression, and even died at the knees. No son! When the emperor came to the throne, he was ruled by the Ji family for nearly ten years, after several twists and turns, the Ji family was destroyed!"

"Xiaoyun's family is only a virtuous concubine now, and she has already started to dictate to the previous dynasty, which shows her ambition!"

"She is still urging you to surrender Sui'an to her brother. You can't see what her intentions are? She wholeheartedly supports Mrs. Xie to be the next Mrs. Ji... How can the Ai family tolerate this!"

Chunjia lowered her eyes and said: "Mother, Concubine Xian's temperament is indeed a little out of character, but she is not inappropriate. Besides, Xie's lintel is low, how can it be so easy to be the next Ji's? It's just a princess, and everyone in the imperial capital There are quite a few clan daughters, who can give birth to a family as prominent as the Ji family? Besides, when did the concubine Xian dictate to the previous court? Could it be that someone is following behind the mother to slander her?"

Empress Dowager Yuan sneered and said, "Are you still trying to excuse her at this time? No one told the Ai family anything, but you dare to say that it wasn't Concubine Xian who persuaded you to let Gu Zhen do the next thing?"

"Why would the queen mother think so?" Chunjia looked up at her in astonishment, "This is my child's own idea!"

His expression was so natural that Empress Dowager Yuan doubted herself for a moment, was she blaming Yun Fenghuang?

But she quickly regained her composure, and said in a cold voice: "Even so, the concubine Xian can't stay for long! No matter what her background, the eldest son and daughter of the emperor are raised under her knees, and she is not afraid of losing her life! Gu Zhen was originally in the palace. Even if you are forced to take the back position, how can you hold back someone like Concubine Xian?"

"Uncle Zhao Wu is not stupid. He just gave Gu Zhen a successor name, but let her be bullied by the concubine Xian in every possible way. How can he be grateful for the royal family's kindness?"

"You can keep the virtuous concubine if you want to, but the position of fourth concubine is too flattering for her. Find a reason to demote her to Jieyu, and don't let her be involved in palace affairs... so you have to pamper her, It’s fine to pamper a little.”

"Otherwise, this concubine is ambitious and staying in a high position is definitely not the blessing of the Six Palaces!"

Chunjia persuaded: "Mother, although Mrs. Gu is old, she is an old man who entered the palace when the child was married, but she is not talented enough. If she is the queen, she may not be able to deal with the affairs of the six palaces. At the critical moment, you still have to deal with it." It takes a concubine like Xian to be able to succeed... When common people Ji Sheng and the others were in power, didn't everything in the palace depend on concubine Xian?"

"Furthermore, although Concubine Xian is a bit more pampered, it's not that she doesn't know the superiority and inferiority of her superiors."

"When the former queen was here, if we hadn't hinted at it, how could she have been rude to the former queen?"

"Aijia sees that you are really fascinated by her!" The Empress Dowager Yuan slapped the table angrily, and shouted, "What is the origin of the former empress!? The daughter of the Ji family! Or was it chosen by the Ji family to host it? Characters from the Sixth Palace! Without our help, Xiaoyun himself still wants to be rude to the former empress? The former empress can clean her up in a flash!"

"How about Gu Zhen?"

"Uncle Zhaowu was born in the army, how can he know how to teach his daughter, let alone a queen who teaches the mother of the world?"

"His daughter, from the time she entered the palace to the present, has been talking about her scheming, the city's government, and her means. How can she shine?"

"Otherwise what Concubine Shu did not make friends with other people at the beginning, and just have a good relationship with her? Isn't it because she likes her simple mind and easy to fool, so she will sincerely be friends with Tongxia Palace!"

"Concubine Shu can coax Gu Zhen, let alone Xiao Yun!"

Empress Dowager Yuan didn't give Chunjia a chance to speak, and pointed at the door, "In short, you either listen to Ai's family, or don't come to see Ai's family again in the future—you should go before you think it over!"

Chunjia was kicked out by the queen mother just like that, and the servant dipped in the willows was worried, and came out with his heels to comfort the emperor: "The queen mother was also frightened by Ji's example. Seeing the concubine Xian's demeanor, I think of Ji." The story about the family...was not aimed at Concubine Xian."

"I know." Chunjia sighed, "It's just... Concubine Xian is not the emperor's grandmother."

Zhan Liuxin said that the virtuous concubine might not be as good as the Empress Dowager in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Yuan, at least when the Empress Dowager was a queen, she wholeheartedly served Shenzong as a good wife. When the queen mother actually tried her best to help Xiaozong.

It's just that the mother and son have no talent in temple battles, and the mother and son joined forces and were hanged and beaten by Ji.

But what about Yun Fenghuang, not to mention her methods in the previous court, anyway, the number of wind and rain in the palace is really more worrying than the empress dowager.

But she is not the Empress Dowager Yuan, so it is not good for her to say that the emperor has a sharp heart, so she smiled and ignored the topic, and said: "Your Majesty was the most filial in the past. Whenever the Empress Dowager speaks, you always agree. Even pure Mrs. Ke and the Empress Dowager disagree, and you did not disobey the Empress Dowager because of Mrs. Chun Ke's obsession. So the Empress Dowager can't help but feel that the influence of the Xian Concubine on you is a bit too great."

Chunjia said: "Auntie, Concubine Xian is different from Chunke. Chunke messes around a lot, Concubine Xian is more sensible."

Zhan Liu said these words and almost couldn't maintain the expression on her face: She admitted that Yuan Niangniang had indeed messed around a lot. The question is, is the virtuous concubine sensible? !

The common man Zheng's coffin board might not be able to hold it down.

Concubine Zhenxishu's coffin board might not be able to hold it down anymore.

When did this concubine who started doing things on the first day of entering the palace have anything to do with Ming Shili? ? ?

The loving mother Empress Dowager is right, if Yun Fenghuang is not eradicated for a day, what will the emperor tell her to do?

Zhan Liu's heart was fluctuating, and he was silent for a while before he said: "Your Majesty, don't forget who met her by the side of the road yesterday. This kind of concubine is able to allow her to continue to serve His Majesty in the palace. It is already the Queen Mother's extra favor." It's changed. It's someone who His Majesty doesn't care so much about. In fact, death is a cheap thing for her!"

"That was deliberately arranged by someone, and Concubine Xian didn't know about it, so she left there. She was going to find me." Chunjia explained, "Concubine Xian has already made it clear to me about this."

Zhan Liu sneered and said, "Speak clearly? The concubine Xian is really eloquent. Can you explain such things clearly to Your Majesty?"

She really admired Concubine Xian a little bit.

In this world, if you play around with men, with the prairie on your head without knowing it, it's not like there are no other people.

But is Chunjia an ordinary man?

He is the emperor.

And he is not the kind of mediocre king, he is recognized as a wise king—how could he be so bewildered by someone like Yun Fenghuang?

In terms of beauty, she is not the most outstanding in the palace, let alone in terms of family background, in terms of talents, let alone concubines, even among the concubines, there are not a few concubines who are better than her.

Why did the emperor, surrounded by fat, swallows and thin, fall in love with such a one?

Dip the willow and take a deep breath, and knelt down to Chunjia, who frowned slightly, obviously disapproving of her opinion: "Your Majesty, after all, the Empress Dowager is still sick, and the servant girl can't leave for too long, so I will take my leave first."

Although she is a slave, after all, she is an old man in front of Queen Mother Yuan, and Chunjia still respects her very much.

Even though he knew that Zhanliu left in a fit of anger, he didn't get angry: "Auntie, go slowly."

He left the Spring Palace with a lot of worries, and the master and servant of the Spring Palace also discussed with a lot of worries: "What should we do? The Ai family really has no selfish intentions this time, it's really that the concubine can't get rid of... ...But Huang'er has obviously moved his heart and forced his hands, I am afraid that even if Huang'er is filial and doesn't care about Ai's family, he will be unhappy in the future."

Chunjia's stepfather was depressed, and then died of depression.

Although Empress Dowager Yuan believed that the child she brought up alone would not be so fragile that she would die for a woman...but she didn't dare to bet on just such a son.

After all, she never thought before that Chunjia would be so sincere to Yun Fenghuang!

"Why are the concubines of the Six Palaces so useless?" The queen mother sighed, "Don't say anything else, just say that the Yi family under Xiao Yun's subordinates is so good-looking that Ai's family thinks it's really eye-catching when they see it... Why do you keep your own place? Listen It is said that serving Xiaoyun is more attentive than serving the emperor!"

This kind of person who has a troublesome face, but is single-minded, virtuous, virtuous, virtuous, well-behaved and sensible, was the Empress Dowager Yuan's favorite in the past.

But now I feel it's very annoying: it's a waste of the beauty that God rewarded!

Can't you be more confident, learn from your master, and step on your master's position to rise to the top!

"Your Majesty, according to this servant, His Majesty must be reluctant to do anything to Concubine Xian. Even if Concubine Xian is reluctantly demoted, I will feel sorry for her very much. Maybe in the future I will let Concubine Xian run amok everywhere." Dipping Liu was silent for a while, then suddenly said, "This will cause future troubles, why don't you force Your Majesty, and deal with Concubine Xian instead!"

Empress Dowager Yuan said: "How can the Ai family want the emperor to be sad? But the concubine Xian... how can she get around the emperor when dealing with her?"

It's not that she was unsure about getting rid of Concubine Xian directly, but she definitely couldn't hide this from Chunjia.

By the time……

well.

Zhan Liu said softly: "Concubine Xian confuses Your Majesty. Even if you meet Qi's son, Your Majesty believes that she is innocent. If so, let her prove it."

Empress Dowager Yuan was startled and narrowed her eyes: "Go on."

"Yes." Zhan Liu said calmly, "Didn't she keep saying that she has nothing to do with Qi's son? But after all, everyone knows that she and Qi's son had agreed to marry. Now they meet again in the court, and it is not good for the royal family to spread the word." The matter... is not as good as that, let Concubine Xian plan to eradicate Qi's son to prove her love for His Majesty!"

"If Concubine Xian is willing to do this, then the demotion that the empress said before will be cancelled."

"Are you sure Concubine Xian won't have the heart to attack Qi's son?" Empress Dowager Yuan pondered for a while, then said, "If she really does, then?"

Zhanliu reminded with a light smile: "Mistress, have you forgotten? Xianfei's blood relatives, the Xie family, although relying on the Lord Shang, are famous in the North, but they are not a first-class family in the North. The Qi family who was born in the Qi family , is the leading family among the generations over there. Due to the decline of the Qi family, the two generations originally had not many heirs, and even fewer descendants."

"As the eldest son, Qi's son is highly valued by the family."

"If he dies at the hands of Concubine Xian, even if the Xie family's son Shangzhu and Concubine Xian are the fourth concubines, how can the Qi family give up?!"

"Before, Qi's son once entered the Lai Cui Garden of the Prince Regent's Mansion."

"The Qi family and the Prince Regent obviously have something to do with each other."

"At that time... Qi's family will most likely join the regent's command and make things difficult for Xie's family!"

"Oh, it's not just the Qi family. The Qi family's son is already married, and his wife, Chao Shi, is also from a wealthy family in the North. It is said that she has a beautiful heart, and she is not an ordinary ignorant woman."

"The Chao family has only given birth to a daughter to Qi's son so far, and has no male heirs yet."

"Although their family status is not high, they would not let their daughter marry a second time easily."

"If Qi's son is gone right now, and she will be a widow without even a son, how can she not hate? How can she not encourage her mother's family to make things difficult for Xie?"

"In this way, the Xie family is bound by the court and in the hometown. Even if the concubine Xian persuades His Majesty to support him again and again, it is unlikely to grow smoothly and become the next Ji family!"

Empress Dowager Yuan pondered for a moment, then smiled coldly: "Wait for three days, if the emperor still cares about that lowly maidservant within three days, then do it like this!"